-
Featured Sponsor
-
Awards
-
Fun In The Making
Looking for lots of crafts made from recycled materials? You’ve come to the right place. I go beyond soup can pencil holders here. It is all about greening up your crafting and moving toward a more sustainable way of living. This site is full of eco-friendly crafts for children and adults. Making use (re-use really) of otherwise unwanted materials is good for the pocketbook and good for the environment.
-
Categories
- chickens
- children's activities (recycled materials)
- children's crafts (recycled materials)
- crafts (recycled materials)
- eco-friendly living ideas
- furniture, redo/ upcycle
- garden (gardening info and eco-friendly project ideas)
- gift wrapping, eco-friendly
- gifts from recycled materials
- give aways
- holiday crafts/activities: April Fool's Day
- holiday crafts: 4th of July (recycled stuff)
- holiday crafts: Christmas (recycled stuff)
- holiday crafts: Halloween (recycled stuff)
- holiday crafts: New Year's Eve (recycled stuff)
- holiday crafts: Peace Day (recycled stuff)
- holiday crafts: St. Patricks Day
- holiday crafts: Valentine's Day (recycled stuff)
- home décor (recycle and upcycle)
- home school
- imaginative play
- links
- local environmentalism (doing our part)
- Nature: plant and animal identification
- organize
- party décor (recycle and upcycle)
- party favors
- party: Circus
- party: robot
- recipes
- reuse containers, ice cream
- reuse straws, plastic drinking
- reuse "trash"
- reuse appliances, broken
- reuse bag, plastic mesh produce
- reuse bags, brown paper
- reuse beads salvaged/ vintage
- reuse berry basket, plastic/ paper
- reuse blankets: old or damaged
- reuse books
- reuse bottles, plastic
- reuse boxes
- reuse buttons
- reuse calendars
- reuse can, paint (plastic)
- reuse cans
- reuse chopsticks
- reuse clementine box
- reuse cups, tea
- reuse dinnerware
- reuse door, wooden garage
- reuse down from jackets
- reuse egg shells
- reuse elastic bands
- reuse electronics
- reuse fabric from drapes or other
- reuse fabric items
- reuse fishing pole
- reuse fishing wire
- reuse flatware
- reuse frames, picture
- reuse game pieces
- reuse glass bottles/ jars
- reuse glasses/ sunglasses, vintage/ old
- reuse handkerchiefs
- reuse hangers, coat
- reuse jars, spice
- reuse jeans
- reuse lamp or other lighting
- reuse license plate
- reuse magazines
- reuse magnets, promotional flat flexible
- reuse milk carton
- reuse panty hose/ tights
- reuse paper
- reuse paper printed material
- reuse pen, broken
- reuse pie pan, aluminum
- reuse plastic/ metal bottle caps
- reuse pot, coffee
- reuse sheets, bed sheets
- reuse skis
- reuse straws: drinking straws
- reuse stuffing, from pillows etc.
- reuse sweaters
- reuse sweaters, wool
- reuse thread spools
- reuse toilet paper or paper towel rolls
- reuse toys, small junk
- reuse twist ties
- reuse wood/ lumber
- reuse x-rays
- seasonal: fall
- seasonal: spring
- seasonal: summer
- seasonal: winter
- sewing
- Uncategorized
- use for dryer lint
- use for fabric scraps
- use for natural stuff: vines, sticks…
- use for vegetable scraps
- use for wire scraps
- use for yarn scraps
- vintage
CLASSES
location: Valley Lee MD
Prices
Private sewing lessons: 1 or 2 students -15$/2 hr class/ each
but if you would like to join others, I could let you know those dates as they become known.
Group classes: 3 or 4 students 10$/2 hr class/ each). Class size is limited to 4.
(Larger class sizes when project and skill level allow).
Fun In The Making
Winter Sewing Workshops
Tea Cup mouse workshops for children (and adults too).
Making your own charming Tea Cup Mouse is easier than you think. I designed this project to be suitable for beginner sewers as well as more advanced sewers.
Make your own pant leg pouch sewing classes.
Make your own pant leg pouch sewing classes.
Protective Sketchbook Pouch orVersatile Purse Made From Recycled Pant Leg
This project involves a little bit of machine sewing, a little hand sewing and a lot of creativity.
Fun In The Making
Spring Workshops
Spring Nest Building
In this class for adults, you will have fun making your own sweet bird’s nest. These nests have all the charm of natural bird’s nests so you can leave the real ones for the birds. They are lovely as centerpieces in a garden wedding or for spring decorating.
Fun In The Making
Summer Sewing and Crafting Workshops
Classes include any of the above classes plus any of the classes listed below.
Recycled Sweater Beach Ball Pillows
Make yourself a super fun pillow out of recycled materials!
Machine and hand-sewing required for this project.
Braided Rug
Learn to braid and then sew together a rug of your very own.
Can Robots
Build a robot of your own design. Bring: all sorts of bits to use and to share.
Paper Making
We will recycle paper into beautiful new pieces of paper perfect for stationary.
Pieces of flowers etc.can be added for added beauty.
Seeded Paper Making
Make your own seed paper and turn it into gift cards.
Paper Mosaics
Junk Creations
Using all salvaged materials and your own creativity you will make your own junk creation. Invent something or create something beautiful. Let inspiration be your guide.
T-shirt Make-overs
(age: 12 and up)